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Ending Well or Ending Poorly: The Scary Public Ending of Eugene Peterson

Posted on July 19, 2017July 19, 2017 by Billy Reinhardt

I am uncertain whether you heard the “firebomb” that blew up the evangelical world last week, but the very popular evangelical author and pastor Eugene Peterson came out to make some comments that clearly supported the LGBTQ movement, but then he later retracted his statements (the interview was done by Jonathan Merritt of the Religion Read more about Ending Well or Ending Poorly: The Scary Public Ending of Eugene Peterson[…]

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3 Actions to Take When You’re Going Through Hard Times

Posted on May 24, 2017July 2, 2017 by Billy Reinhardt

If you have found this blog encouraging or helpful, please subscribe in the upper right-hand part of the site (if on a laptop) or at the bottom of the site (if on a mobile device). Thank you! Here are my notes to a devotional that I gave recently at a meeting. I hope these points Read more about 3 Actions to Take When You’re Going Through Hard Times[…]

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My True Story of 9 Failures Underlying My Educational Success

Posted on May 18, 2017 by Billy Reinhardt

If you’ve found the content on this blog helpful or encouraging, please subscribe via email on the top, right-hand side of the website (if on a laptop), or at the bottom of the screen (if on a mobile device). Thank you! I have friends, both from the past and currently, that are insecure about pursuing Read more about My True Story of 9 Failures Underlying My Educational Success[…]

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How to get away with adultery, drunkenness, and many other sins within the church!

Posted on April 30, 2017May 3, 2017 by Billy Reinhardt

Subscribe to my blog in the top, right corner of the website, or if you’re on a mobile device, subscribe at the bottom of the screen! Thanks! You can also see some of my previous posts on the Church Growth Movement here. How can one get away with adultery, drunkenness, and many other sins within Read more about How to get away with adultery, drunkenness, and many other sins within the church![…]

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Encouragement for Ministers and Yet Another Forgotten Verse of the “Church-Growth Movement” and Ezekiel 2-3

Posted on April 20, 2017April 27, 2017 by Billy Reinhardt

Greetings! If you find this content encouraging and useful, then please subscribe to this blog in the top right-hand corner of this website! Thank you! What would you do if God told you to go do a particular job and that you would visibly fail as you did that job? This is the story of Read more about Encouragement for Ministers and Yet Another Forgotten Verse of the “Church-Growth Movement” and Ezekiel 2-3[…]

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Will Jesus Say, “You Took Me Too Seriously!”?

Posted on April 5, 2017April 27, 2017 by Billy Reinhardt

If you do not know who Leonard Ravenhill is, then I would love to introduce him to you. Ravenhill was a minister who held revival meetings in the middle part of the 20th century in Europe where thousands were influenced, and then he moved over to America at some point to minister. He died in Read more about Will Jesus Say, “You Took Me Too Seriously!”?[…]

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The Praise and Glory that Crushes Us

Posted on March 27, 2017April 27, 2017 by Billy Reinhardt

“On God rests my salvation and my glory; my mighty rock, my refuge is God” (Psalm 62:7). I think that it is quite natural to want to receive praise from others for the work that we do. We are seeking an affirmation from others incessantly in some measure. Affirmation from our bosses, our spouses, our Read more about The Praise and Glory that Crushes Us[…]

Where Can You Find Hope in the Midst of your Trials?

Posted on March 25, 2017April 27, 2017 by Billy Reinhardt

Maybe you are going through a tough time right now in the form of a trial or great challenge in your life. Whatever it is you are going through, most likely it is something that was not expected and has, literally, “ambushed” your life. We are all bound to go through difficulties in our lives at Read more about Where Can You Find Hope in the Midst of your Trials?[…]